Umbrella or parasol.



E. E. TSUHUDY.

UMBRELLA OR PARASOL.

APPLICATION FILED 13110.28, 1912.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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EUGENE E. TSOHUDY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

UMBRELLA OR PARASOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

fat'ent ed Nov. 18, 1913.

Application filed December 28, 1912. Serial No. 739,096.

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Be it known that It, Fluorine E. Tsciiunr, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful. llllIH'OVCllltlltfw in Umbrellas or Parasols, of which the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to improvements in umbrellas or parasols, and particularly to a removable cover therefor, the object of the invention being to provide a construc tion whereby covers of various styles, colors or nmterials may be interchangeably used upon one and the same construction of umbrella or parasol frame, and whereby a new cover may be conveniently substituted for an old or damaged one at any time.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction of umbrella or parasol and removable cover whereby a neat and attractive article of this character is pro duced, which may be made as ornamental as desired, and which adapts the cover when applied to the frame to be securely held in position.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an umbrella constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same spread open. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through a portion of the complete umbrella. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the frame on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the rod or staff of the umbrella or parasol frame, which may be made of wood, steel or other suitable material, and is provided with a handle 2 which may be of any style, character or material. The rod 1 is provided with the usual crown piece at the inner end of its tip portion 1 to which are pivoted the ribs 5, pivotally coupled to the usual sliding sleeve or rubber 6 by the spreaders or braces 7, the construction of the frame as thus far described being, if desired, the same as that commonly employed. The staff is also provided with a spring catch 8 for engagement with the runner 6 to hold the frame in folded or collapsed condition.

In accordance with my invention, the

outer ends of the spreaders or braces T are coupled to the ribs 5 by means of sleeves l suitably secured upon the ribs, and each sleeve having an ear 10 to which the spreader is nvotally connected and a fastening head or stud 11. I also modify the construction of the frame by providing the tip portion 1 of the rod or stall with a spring latch 12 similar in ronstruction to the latch S, and fitted to reeede within a kerf or recess therein. Between the latch 12 and the crown piece 8 the stall' is further provided with an annular shoulder 13.

The cover 14 of the umbrella or parasol may be made of any suitable material, of any suitable shade, mttcrn, color, or combination of colors, and is suitably secured at its crown portion to a cap piece or ferrule 15, which is provided with a slot 16 for co operation with the latch 12 and is preferably slightly ilared or funnel shaped at its inner end as shown at 17 to slide over the latch and contact with the shoulder 13, as well as to permit free opening and closing movements of the ends of the ribs pivoted to the crown piece 3.

If desired, the fastening connection between the cover and cap 15 may include a bow or other ornamental element, whereby the fastening means may be concealed and an ormnnental and attractive connection secured. The cap piece is adapted to be slipped upon the tip 41, whereby the latch 12 will project through the slot 16 and fasten it in position, but said cap piece may be released by pressing the latch inward, as will be readily understood.

The portions of the cover 14 which lie in contact with the ribs are provided with sockets or fastening members 18 adapted to engage with the heads or studs 11 on the coupling sleeves 9 to secure the body portion of the cover to the ribs at points intermediate the length of the latter. The portions of the free edge of the cover which engage the tip ends of the ribs 5 are provided with sleeves or ferrules 19 to engage said tip ends of the ribs, whereby the free edge of the cover is detachably fastened to the ribs. These sleeves may be made of metal, celluloid or any other suitable material. These sleeves are sewed or otherwise flexibly connected with the cover so as to assume differcnt angular positions with relation thereto to compensate for variations in the tautness or slackness of the cover during the operation of applying or removing the same, as well as during the operations of opening and closing the umbrella, such mode of applying the tips also enabling them to be slipped off the ribs without undue resistance when it is desired to detach the cover from the frame. The studs 11 and sockets 18, in practice, may be of the ordinaryspring or snap type, analogous to ordinary glove fasteners, but any other type of fastening means adapted to permit ready connection with and disconnection of the cover from the ribs at a point between the hinged and free ends of the ribs may be employed.

It will be understood from the foregoing description that a cover constructed in ac cordance with my invention maybe easily and conveniently applied to the frame by first slipping the cap piece upon the tip of the rod or stafi, then feeding the sleeves 19 upon the free ends of the ribs and then connecting the fastening members 18 with the fastening members 11, whereby the cover will be secured in position for opening and closing movements with the ribs and spreaders of the frame. To detach the cover, it is simply necessary to first disconnect the fastening members and tips and then release the cap piece, whereupon the cover may be bodil removed.

It will, of course, be understood that the features of the invention may be embodied in umbrellas, parasols and similar articles,

and that the construction described enables the staff beyond the notch, an annular bead integral with the staff in spaced relation to the notch and of less diameter than said notch, and a folding frame including ribs pivotally connected with the notch, a removable cover carried by the frame and provided with a tapered tubular projection surrounding the staff and the said integral bead, a cap piece on the cover comprising a tube adapted to slidably engage the end of the staff, said tube having a slot therein to receive and engage the latch and provided with a conical inner end receiving the flared tubular projection of the cover, said conical end. of the tube being arranged to clamp the said tubular projection against said annular bead and also against the outer face of the notch.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE E. TSOHUDY. \Vitnesses HENRY HAGEN, Morris WnissMAN.

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